Manderleigh13

I really enjoy games in Madison. They are a great crowd. In the past I have had parents wave their babies in my face screaming "Go Badgers" and have had fans who ask about the team. They are usually a nice crowd. I went up to Houghton and the announcer told the Sioux fans that they liked "good sportmanship." The MTU crowd certainly didn't have "good sportmanship" towards the Sioux crowd. A lot of the Sioux fans in our section were commenting on how it was a rough crowd.

Kermit- Can you please paste the article in here so we can read it? I wasn't able to access it either.

I know Wisconsin named their captains already and captains were voted on by the team. I believe the Sioux vote as well but I am not sure when.

If it's true, good for Matt. He deserves it.

A friend in Bismarck called tonight to tell me that he heart Hakstol would be named coach tomorrow.

The story says that today was the last day for internal candidates to apply. The coaching job wasn't supposed to be announced today.

I wouldn't object. Blais recommended Hakstol and I think he would do a great job. Hakstol knows the chemistry of the team and I'm sure has strong relationships with most of the players. Hakstol worked under Dean, allowing him to see how Dean coached the team and know some of the drills Dean had the guys work on. He has done a great job recruiting and I think he would do a great job coaching as well. I think Hakstol would be the best choice with Berry under him and another guy- possibly one of the Sioux alumni they are looking into. On another note, Sandelin is doing well in Duluth so the chances he'll want to leave may be small (but at the chance to coach UND- who knows).

With the Devils selecting Zajac, probably means he won't be at UND past his sophomore or junior season. They like to grab the guys early.

NHL.com is apparently behind the Blue Jackets website. Sorry, I found the real story now.

Dean is not leaving. NHL.com reports that Gallant is to be named coach. http://nhl.com/onthefly/news/2004/06/214840.html

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=65960 This is from back around the time Parise signed with New Jersey but an interesting argument as to whether Jones or Ballard is better. I think that if the Coyotes put the two of them together on the same line, some great possibilities will arise.

Forget Bo. Let get Greene, Jones or both inked. Then I'd say the WCHA would be officially up for grabs.

The movie is great. My friend and I almost clapped when they won-almost like we were really at the game. I can't wait to buy it.

WCHA-Member Men's Recruiting Classes For 2004-05 Listed http://wcha.collegesports.com/sports/m-hoc.../051704aab.html Sioux have listed: University of North Dakota Rylan Kaip, F, 6-0, 175, R, 3/19/84, Wilcox, SK (Notre Dame/SJHL) Phillippe Lamoureux, G, 5-10, 170, R, 8/20/84, Grand Forks, ND (Lincoln/USHL) Kyle Radke, D, 5-11, 200, L, 5/13/85, Bashaw, AB (Grand Prairie/AJHL) Rastislav Spirko, F, 5-9, 175, L, 6/21/84, Vrutki, Slovakia (Tri-City/USHL) Travis Zajac, F, 6-2, 205, R, 5/13/85, Winnipeg, MB (Salmon Arm/BCHL)

They did bus to Houghton. I saw the bus when there and we talked to Jones after Saturday's game and he told me they were ordering pizzas and getting on the bus to head back that night. The trip only takes between 6 and 8 hours, so not too bad.